An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.2.0.
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.2.0. There is an out-of-bounds read in J2kDecode, in j2ku_gray_i.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02388 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial pillow (PyPI): 8.2.0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | pillow (PyPI) | 2.4.0 to before 8.2.0 | 8.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-rwv7-3v45-hg29 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- pillow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.4.0 to before 8.2.0 Fixed in 8.2.0 Patch available GHSA-rwv7-3v45-hg29
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.2.0 | Vulnerable | python-pillow |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.2.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rwv7-3v45-hg29 pillow (PyPI) Fixed in 8.2.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:4149 Released 2021-11-09 · Red Hat rating Moderatepython-pillow security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) python-pillow-5.1.1-16.el8, python3-pillow-5.1.1-16.el8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Quay 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4149 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwv7-3v45-hg29
References
Advisory 6
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/8.2.0.html#cve-2021-25287-cve-2021-25288-fix-oob-read-in-jpeg2kdecode
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/5377#issuecomment-833821470
- FEDORA-2021-77756994ba
- GLSA-202107-33
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25288
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwv7-3v45-hg29
Other 4
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/3bf5eddb89afdf690eceaa52bc4d3546ba9a5f87
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2021-138.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MQHA5HAIBOYI3R6HDWCLAGFTIQP767FL
Sources
- CVE-2021-25288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwv7-3v45-hg29 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-25288 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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